Known for its vibrant arts-and-culture scene, revered restaurants, bars and free, events throughout the year, St. Louis is your gateway to a good time. St. Louis has approximately 200 days of sunshine a year, giving you ample time to experience all it has to offer. Throughout St. Louis, historic sites and museums tell stories of the region’s past but today it is known for its great music venues, botanical gardens and parks, 65 craft breweries including Anheuser-Busch, and was recently named one of America’s next great food cities by Food & Wine.
Start your adventure with a trip to the famous Gateway Arch, a 630-foot monument that takes four minutes to ascend to the top where you can view the Old Courthouse, downtown St. Louis and beyond to the west and the Mississippi River and Illinois to the east. Not one for heights? The Gateway Arch National Park has a 19th-century riverboat replica that you can board for a narrated cruise down the Mighty Mississippi.
Are you a sports fanatic? Get out some red attire and enjoy a weekend game to see the 11-time World Series champions, the St. Louis Cardinals. If sports aren't really your thing, maybe a trip to Six Flags appeal to thrill-seeker in you. Wonder what it's like to experience zero gravity? Head to Hurricane Harbor where you can experience it on the Typhoon Twister. There is also St. Louis Union Station, once the largest and busiest passenger rail terminal in the world, today is a destination for fun housing more than 13,000 animals at the St. Louis Aquarium, the St. Louis Wheel, an 18-hole miniature golf course, a ropes course and more.
If you want to avoid the crowds, you can casually stroll through downtown which is packed with murals and sculptures. St. Louis is often referred to as a city of neighborhoods — each with its own identity, with a unique character, style and vibe that adds to the vibrant patchwork of our region. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, a true masterpiece with lofty vaults and radiant mosaics. A noteworthy stop is Saint Louis University’s Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA), the first museum in the U.S. to bring an interfaith focus to contemporary art. If you need a nature reset, a stroll through the Missouri Botanical Garden or the 500 acres of Forest Park might just be what the doctor ordered.
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